cant see any ice in chapman area other trhen briggs bay.... i dont think its going to recover

yeah i got mixed feelings myself, sun angle is getting stronger now, gonna need some cold without snow soon if were gonna get this show on the road again, that can be very hard too do around here....gonna be interesting...

Well, if the forcast is correct and the winds come up, looks like you'll get a fresh start. Need some serious cold and no snow to get a good ice sheet going. Good luck guys.We should be in really good shape up here by mid next week.

yeah i got mixed feelings myself, sun angle is getting stronger now, gonna need some cold without snow soon if were gonna get this show on the road again, that can be very hard too do around here....gonna be interesting...

Nights are getting shorter and days are getting longer. Plus we have spring conditions right now. It's going to be tough to turn it around.

I had to look at my log. That year my first trip mid-lake on the sled was 2/16 and we made it to the end of March. There were a few days below zero at the end of January though.

That was the year wheelers were falling in cracks left and right. Looking at forecast after tomorrow it's going to get cold. Lake can't be that warm. I think we set up quick once we get that first inch. Driving through Bernhard's bay this a.m. there was alot of ice still out there. Not sure if it blew open more today.

my 2013 info is locked up in my broken external hard drive, its killing me too not look back

That was the year we started in North Bay on 1/8. Then that ice got bad, then it froze up most of the lake by the end of January. Then it got a little sketchy again until the middle of February. After that we fished everywhere for almost a month. Just before the walleye close it started getting sketchy mid-lake but the East end was good.

That was the year we started in North Bay on 1/8. Then that ice got bad, then it froze up most of the lake by the end of January. Then it got a little sketchy again until the middle of February. After that we fished everywhere for almost a month. Just before the walleye close it started getting sketchy mid-lake but the East end was good.